[ReaganGeneration2]

“A dead spirit is unable to discern the spiritual things”

Is the act of “discerning the spiritual things” itself a “work”?

[MHGinTN]

Not in my calculus, but Catholic calculus appears to follow Magic Thinking, so who knows what you might call works. Faith is an attitude toward GOD's Promises, not woprk you can take secret pride in:

'In that day some will say "Lord, did we not work work work?" And He will say to them, "Depart from me for I never knew you." '